Glass Slivers 2019

Carrie Graber made this painting, it seems, to capture an LA moment, with a sleek, almost photo-real style. She is using color in a way that feels so subtle and kind of dreamy. For me, art is all about the process of seeing and feeling your way through the world, you know? Look at that pool. The water is so still, you can almost hear the quiet hum of the city in the distance. The paint is applied smoothly, almost as if she wanted to hide the fact that it's a painting at all, but the way the light hits the water, the subtle gradations of color—it’s like she’s trying to capture the essence of a fleeting moment. It's so well done that it's almost surreal, like a painting of a dream. It reminds me a bit of David Hockney’s LA paintings, but there’s something more intimate and personal here, a longing perhaps, for something just out of reach. Art is about opening up possibilities, not closing them down.